"Billion Dollar Bets" to Improve the Performance of Social Service Programs: Creating Economic Opportunity for Every American

Autor/inn/en	Ross, Michaela; Kiernan, Reilly; Murphy, Devin; Bielak, Debby
Institution	Bridgespan Group
Titel	"Billion Dollar Bets" to Improve the Performance of Social Service Programs: Creating Economic Opportunity for Every American
Quelle	(2016), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Social Mobility; Economic Opportunities; Investment; Social Services; Data Use; Private Financial Support; Human Capital; Evidence Based Practice; Data Collection; Program Evaluation; Technical Assistance; Research and Development Centers; Policy; Government Employees; Training; Fellowships; Incentives; Federal Aid; Costs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Mobilität; Investments; Geldanlage; Investiton; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Private Investition; Humankapital; Data capture; Datensammlung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Technische Hilfe; Forschungszentrum; Politik; Ausbildung; Fellowship; Stipendium; Anreiz; Cost; Kosten
Abstract	This document is part of a Bridgespan Group research project that focused on the question: "How could a philanthropist make the biggest improvement on social mobility with an investment of $1 billion?" In answering this question, the authors have sought to understand "what matters most" for improving social mobility outcomes. To do this, the authors have drawn from extensive research conducted by leading scholars in the field. They have also outlined a range of tools to assist philanthropists seeking systemic and field-level changes that go well beyond scaling direct service interventions. Using the research and identified tools, the authors have created an illustrative set of "bets" that provide concrete roadmaps for high-leverage investments of $1 billion with the potential for sustainable change at scale. From a list of 15 high-potential bets through which philanthropists could have a significant impact on increasing upward mobility, six bets were selected that are particularly timely, suited to the unique role of philanthropy, have the potential to create significantly outsized impact, and, as a package, could truly sum to $1 billion. This concept paper illustrates one of the six bets. The paper explores potential solutions to the underperformance of social service programs. It focuses on ways to increase government use of data to improve their efficacy and proposes eight potential investments philanthropists can make. The paper quantifies the projected impact with estimates of the potential return on investment individuals and families would experience if a big bet were to be made to improve program performance. [For the main report, "'Billion Dollar Bets' to Create Economic Opportunity for Every American," see ED606509.] (ERIC).
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Update	2024/1/01